Carrick-on-Suir’s Sam Bennett has opened his account for 2020.
Riding with his new team Deceuninck Quick Step the 29-year-old won the first stage of the Tour Down Under in Australia taking the bunch sprint at the end of the 150-kilometre opener, which started and finished in Tanunda.
He just edged out Jasper Philipsen of the UAE team with Erik Baska of Bora Hansgrohe in 3rd.
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It was the perfect start to life with his new team for Bennett, who will swap the Irish national champions jersey for the leaders Ochre jersey on tomorrow’s 136-kilometre second stage of the Tour Down Under, which finishes in Stirling.
